Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

• ◆ The valve chest or the conductor strip can also be removed when the gearbox is installed.

The conductor strip can be removed individually.

• ‒ Remove starter motor on vehicles with 6-cyl. engine to do this.

• ◆ After re-installing the oil pan, fill with ATF .
• ◆ Always replace a valve chest which is fouled or defective.

• Plug
• ◆ Always renew seal =>Fig.2
• ◆ Checking ATF level and topping-up => Page 37-55

• Overflow pipe
• ◆ Remove to drain ATF => Fig. 1
• ◆ Screw in onto stop
• ◆ Checking ATF level and topping-up => Page 37-55
• Oil pan
• Bolt, 12 Nm
• Magnet
• ◆ Insert in the recess in oil pan
• Spacer bush
• ◆ Press into gasket
• Gasket
• ◆ Always replace
• ◆ Press spacer bushes into gasket
• ATF screen
• ◆ Installing =>Fig.10
• Bolt, 5 Nm

• Gasket
• ◆ Always replace
• ◆ Insert in valve chest
• Valve chest
• ◆ Removing => Fig. 4
• ◆ Installing => Fig.9
• ◆ Marking =>Fig.6
• ◆ Installing seal -item 10 -
• Bolt, 10 Nm
• O-ring
• ◆ For cable transition piece
• ◆ Always replace
• Conductor strip
• ◆ With cable transition piece and connector
• ◆ Can be removed and installed with gearbox installed
• Retaining bracket
• ◆ Clip with bolt => Fig. 11

• Cable connector
• ◆ Secure to gearbox housing
• Clip
• ◆ Insert the lug of the cable connector in the recess in the clip
• ◆ Clip with bolt => Fig. 11
• Nut, 10 Nm
• ◆ Clip with bolt, 20 Nm => Fig. 11
• Plug for solenoid valves
• ◆ Pull off solenoid valves with 3373 => Fig. 3
• Sealing plug
• ◆ Take out before removing and installing free wheel
• ◆ Insert so that the lug is located in the groove on housing
  =>Fig.5
• ◆ Place O-rings onto sealing plug

• O-ring
• ◆ Always replace
• O-ring
• ◆ Always replace
• Operating rod for manual selector valve
• ◆ Unhooking => Fig. 4
• ◆ Install with stepped side facing manual selector valve =>Fig.7
• ◆ Adjusting =>Fig.8

→ Fig.1     Draining ATF

• ‒ Place container under the gearbox.
• ‒ Remove plug -2-.
• ‒ Remove overflow pipe -1- and allow ATF to drain.
• ‒ Screw overflow pipe in onto stop.

→ Fig.2     Replacing plug seal

• ‒ Cut open seal -arrow- with side cutting pliers, always renew seal.
• ‒ After repairs fit new seal to plug and screw in hand-tight when filling with ATF.
• ‒ Fill with 3 litres of ATF then check ATF level and top-up => Page 37-55 .

→ Fig.3     Removing conductor strip

• ‒ Place 3373 onto stop under the solenoid valve plug.
• ‒ Pull plug off with 3373 in direction of arrow.
• ‒ Remove bolt -1-.

→ Fig.4     Removing valve chest/unhooking operating rod

When removing the valve chest the manual selector valve -1- remains in valve chest.

• ‒ Shift selector lever/shaft into position "1".
• ‒ Pull manual selector valve out until it is just possible to unhook the operating rod -2-.
• ‒ Secure manual selector valve so that it cannot fall out.

→ Fig.5     Inserting sealing plug

Pull sealing plug out of housing before removing and installing free wheel otherwise the sealing plug and the O-ring will be damaged.

• ‒ Fit O-rings to sealing plug.
• ‒ Insert sealing plug in hole in gearbox housing -arrow-.

→ Fig.6     Identification of valve chest

Code letters are stamped on a metal tab. Metal tab must remain on the valve chest.

Allocation valve chest/gearbox =>from Page 00-5

→ Fig.7     Hooking operating rod onto manual selector valve

• ‒ Turn manual selector valve -1- so that the shoulder is to operating rod.
• ‒ Guide operating rod -2- with manual selector into valve body.

→ Fig.8     Adjusting operating rod for manual selector valve

• ‒ Move selector shaft to position "P".
• ‒ Push operating rod with manual selector valve into valve body as far as the stop (direction of arrow) and tighten bolt to 4 Nm.

• ◆ Manual selector valve must always be resting against the stop. Counter-hold in direction of arrow when tightening bolt.
• ◆ Always replace bolt and manual selector valve retaining clip.

→ Fig.9     Installing valve body

• ‒ Route conductor strip as illustrated, when installing do not kink or twist.

→ Fig.10     Installing ATF screen

• ‒ Before installing the ATF screen insert seal in the valve body.
• ‒ Firmly press ATF screen onto valve body.

→ Fig.11     Installing securing clip with bolt for conductor strip connector

• ‒ Connect conductor strip connector to lower retainer.
• ‒ Fit upper retainer with recess (arrow) onto connector lug.
• ‒ Tighten bolt to 20 Nm.